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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 7D
Shutter Speed:1/3 second
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Date Taken:Dec 21, 2010, 6:58:37 AM
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Violightby ~BradLeeDaleNorth

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Waterscapes

My recent trip to North Carolina provided me the opportunity to try my hand a little more with coastal photography. At times it was frustrating, searching for more interesting comps other than sky meets sea. The stretch of coast I was on didn't have much variation, like rocks and/or boulders to use as foreground elements.

Despite my innate ability to always highlight the bad things and realize what I don't have in the shot, I spent much of the morning using the great elements i did have.

The soft pre-dawn light gave a rich violet hue to the scene, which would soon fade as the sun woke up. I found this small section of beach where the sand had congregated into a ledge. When the water collided with it, spray would shoot up or if the wave was slower, the foam would creep over the sand, contouring to the shape. After trying out a few different shutter speeds I settled on this one. The water came in slow and smooth, complimenting the soft light. Using the lens sweet spot at an ISO of 400 gave me just the right amount of energy in the water, still providing a great amount of texture and detail.

Critique by ~leilani-m Jan 24, 2011, 4:43:29 AM

First thing that caught my eye was the shape of the foam

There are many photos of the sea sunrise/sunset with slow shutter speed. But the finger-shape of the foam is what makes this photo a different, and it shows the thought that the photographer put into making this shot and chosing the place. The colours are great, and the composition is very good drawing my view to the most interesting part.

One thing that distracts me is the patch of sand on the middle left side of the photo. And because the sea is so beautiful captured, the sky look rather dull and flat in comparison It would probably be more interesting with more clouds. But that is something that any photographer can't change - the weather

It would be interesting to see this piece with cropped out sky.

Overall, this is a beautiful and quality piece of art with unexpected twist

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~seiryuuchan Sep 10, 2011

The curls on the foam just make this shot, for me

~BradLeeDaleNorth Sep 11, 2011 Professional Photographer

Well thank you so very much!

~LenSpirations Aug 16, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow, these colors are amazing!!

~BradLeeDaleNorth Aug 17, 2011 Professional Photographer

Thank you so much!

~dwth Feb 7, 2011

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~BradLeeDaleNorth Feb 7, 2011 Professional Photographer

Thank you so very much for the all of the features! It's greatly appreciated.

~Meowgli Jan 24, 2011 Photographer

this is also great! just love that coolness of the pre-dawn light on the waves, fascinating shapes too

~BradLeeDaleNorth Jan 24, 2011 Professional Photographer

It's such a wonderful time of the day and I was glad to be up for it. Thank you!

~da-phil Jan 22, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

thats lovely brad!

~BradLeeDaleNorth Jan 22, 2011 Professional Photographer

Thank you much Phil! I really appreciate that.

With such a beautiful morning it's quite simple, haha.

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